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born about the year 1788, and made lieutenant on the 17th Aug. 1807. The following account of an unfortunate occurrence which took place in Basque Roads on the 27th Dec. 1811, is extracted from the Naval Chronicle, vol. 27, p. 65, et seq.:

About the same time, Lieutenant Soady assisted at the capture and destruction of seven vessels to the southward of Isle d’Aix. His next appointment was, Sept. 4th, 1812, to the Surprise 38, in which frigate he served under Captains